U2 and Green Day reopen Dome

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U2 and Green Day teamed up to reopen the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans - more than a year after the stadium was hit by Hurricane Katrina.

 

The rock legends teamed up on a cover version of 'The Saints Are Coming' by The Skids before the American Football clash between New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons on Monday evening.

 

The bands were joined by New Orleans musicians and U2 guitarist The Edge played on one of Green Day's tracks in a venue that was used to house thousands of stranded people following last year's disaster.

 

American President George Bush tossed the match coin ahead of the game, which was comfortably won by New Orleans in front of more than 68,000 fans following a £97 million restoration of the Dome.

 

Green Day and U2 recorded their collaboration at London's Abbey Road Studios last week and it is set to be released as a charity single for The Edge's Music Rising charity, which is raising money for musicians affected by the hurricane.

 

Speaking ahead of Monday's concert, The Edge said: "If there's any statement, it's us showing up and wanting to support the city.

 

"It's about rebirth and the future and things coming back to normal."

 

Speaking about the three-day recording session with U2, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone: "It was almost a punk-rock recording in a lot of ways.

 

"There was a lot of talking about who was going to play what, and then we just pretty much banged it out.

 

"To be sitting there in the studio with U2 and talking on a creative level was something you wouldn't imagine in your wildest dreams."

 

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A video of them practising, c**p hair Billie...

Edited September 26, 200618 yr by chap stick

is this getting an offical cd single releases?

Green Day and U2 :wub: and yeah is it getting a single release?

I doubt it will, i'm not sure though.

Here it is :yahoo:

 

[flash=450,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QO6wpOXeSU.swf

Thanks for posting.

 

It's a shame Green Day are still in the black suits and eyelinder phase. :(

Whats wrong with black suits and eyeliner? :o :wub:

I hate that look, they should wear different clothes each time they perform.

It's Emoness :puke:

It's not emo its just boring.

It's both.

I DONT CARE WHAT THEY WEAR OR LOOK LIKE I WANT A CD SINGLE OF THIS TRACK released

I DONT CARE WHAT THEY WEAR OR LOOK LIKE I WANT A CD SINGLE OF THIS TRACK released

WHY DO YOU TYPE LIKE this?

Did Greenday and U2 sing together?

WHY DO YOU TYPE LIKE this?

So he can feel the fever.

i apologise i know im a c**p typer i do try not to do it

Don't worry about it.

i will try and improve rather than worry guys :D

It's Emoness :puke:

I love 'Emoness' but Green Day are in no way Emo!

 

WE WANT A SINGLE RELEASE!!